Goverdhan Mehta

Goverdhan Mehta
Goverdhan Mehta
Born	26 June 1943; Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, British India; (now in Rajasthan, India)
Alma mater	BITS Pilani; Pune University;
Awards	1978 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Chemical Sciences); 1999 Officer of the Order of Academic Palms (France); 2001 Padma Shri; 2004 Knight of the Legion of Honour (France); 2005 Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS); 2016 Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany;
	Scientific career
Fields	Organic Chemistry
Institutions	University of Hyderabad (1977–1998); Indian Institute of Science (1998–2010); University of Hyderabad (2010–present );
Doctoral advisor	Dr. Sukh Dev

Goverdhan Mehta (born 26 June 1943) is an Indian researcher and scientist. From 1998-2005 he was the director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). Previously from 1977-1998, Mehta was a professor of chemistry and vice-chancellor at the University of Hyderabad. Mehta has authored over 550 research papers.

Goverdhan Mehta
Born	(1943-06-26) 26 June 1943 Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, British India (now in Rajasthan, India)
Alma mater	BITS Pilani Pune University
Awards	1978 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Chemical Sciences) 1999 Officer of the Order of Academic Palms (France) 2001 Padma Shri 2004 Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) 2005 Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) 2016 Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Scientific career
Fields	Organic Chemistry
Institutions	University of Hyderabad (1977–1998) Indian Institute of Science (1998–2010) University of Hyderabad (2010–present )
Doctoral advisor	Dr. Sukh Dev